Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 45:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 45:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 45:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Psalms, this verse means God loves what is good and dislikes what is bad. Because of this, God makes the person He loves very happy, even more than the others.

Psalms 45:7: Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 6:5

Psalms 45:7 mentions loving righteousness and hating wickedness, while Deuteronomy 6:5 focuses on loving God with all heart, soul, and might, without explicit mention of righteousness.

Deuteronomy 6:5: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Contradiction with Romans 3:10

Psalms 45:7 implies the existence of a righteous one, yet Romans 3:10 states there is none righteous, no, not one.

Romans 3:10: As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6

Psalms 45:7 highlights righteousness, whereas Isaiah 64:6 suggests that all are as an unclean thing and all righteousnesses are like filthy rags.

Isaiah 64:6: But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Contradiction with Psalm 14:1

Psalms 45:7 encourages the love of righteousness, but Psalm 14:1 notes that corrupt individuals do not seek after God, suggesting a broader issue with righteousness.

Psalm 14:1: [To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David.] The fool hath said in his heart, [There is] no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, [there is] none that doeth good.

Contradiction with Proverbs 20:9

Psalms 45:7 implies one being righteous, while Proverbs 20:9 questions who can claim to make their heart pure and be clean from sin.

Proverbs 20:9: Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20

While Psalms 45:7 acknowledges righteousness, Ecclesiastes 7:20 states there is not a just man on earth who does good and sins not.

Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
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